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Understanding Identified Student Percentage Reporting for SY 2024-2025

Identified Student Percentage Reporting (ISP) is crucial for determining eligibility to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Districts must accurately report ISP using specific data by set deadlines to ensure compliance and access benefits. Failure to meet reporting requirements may impact school meal programs. Detailed guidelines are provided to help districts calculate and submit ISP information effectively.

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Understanding Identified Student Percentage Reporting for SY 2024-2025

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  1. IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE REPORTING SY 2024 - 2025

  2. Identified Student Percentage Reporting (ISP) ◦What is ISP? ◦Why must districts report this information? ◦How do I report it? ◦How is it used? ◦What are my deadlines? ◦Where can I find resources?

  3. What is ISP? ◦Identified Student Percentage (ISP) is determined by adding the number of students who are directly certified and marked “04” in eSchool and the number of students who are marked “01” and appear on a categorical list. ◦This does not include student who are “01” based on income. ◦REMEMBER: Students are to be counted only one time! ◦Students must be enrolled in school on April 1, 2024 and must be coded correctly is eSchool.

  4. How is ISP figured? For each school: ◦ Determine the total number of students who are eligible by direct certification, living in a household of a directly certified student, or placed on a categorical list by April 1, 2024. ◦ Determine the enrollment on April 1, 2024. ◦ Divide the total number of identified students by the total enrollment and multiply by 100 to determine the Identified Student Percentage. Identified Student % = # of Identified Students Total # of enrolled students X 100

  5. Minimum To Participate in Community Eligibility Provision (New SY 24-25) ◦To be eligible to participate in CEP, a school or district must have an ISP of at least 25 percent, without rounding (e.g., an ISP of 24.98 does not meet the threshold). The 25 percent ISP may be determined by an individual school, group of schools or an entire school district. This allows some schools with an ISP below 25 percent to participate as long as the group ISP is at least 25 percent. ◦Updates are being made to the CNU webpage (new guidance)

  6. Why must I report this information? ◦Section 104A of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide the Community Eligibility Provision as an alternative to household applications. ◦Child Nutrition Unit (CNU) is required to collect data from each individual school within the district with an LEA along with school district and provide feedback to the district and to USDA by May 1 each year. ◦ALL DISTRICTS MUST REPORT FOR ALL LEAS IN THE DISTRICT (This includes Provision 2 and currently participating Community Eligibility Provision schools/districts)

  7. ISP Reporting ◦A template attached to Commissioner’s Memo TBA “Identified Student Reporting (ISP) Reporting” ◦District personnel will download the form, complete the information requested and email the template to ade.chnutcep@ade.Arkansas.gov. ◦Report must be received Monday, April 15, 2024 by 4:00 p.m.

  8. What do I need to complete the ISP report? ◦ Direct certification lists for 2023-24. Pulls were made on August 11, 2023, September 18, 2023 and January 8, 2024. The final pull will be on April 1, 2024. Hard copies of these documents are required for documentation. ◦ Categorical lists pulled on or before April 1, 2024. Each list must be signed and dated by the appropriate district personnel. These lists include: Homeless, Foster, Migrant, Runaway, Headstart and Evenstart ◦ Cognos Report: APSCN Meal Status Report for Selected Date (April 1, 2024). ◦ School Enrollment Roster (dated April 1, 2024.) ◦ Cognos Report: Family Address List Report - Optional ◦ Direct Certification – Instant Match dated April 1, 2024 or earlier ◦ Any documentation that allows a student not on the DC list to be classified as “04” in the meal status report.

  9. What do I report? ◦District and School LEA Numbers ◦District and School Names ◦District and School Enrollment ◦District and School Identified Student Population ◦Identified Student Percentage (ISP) in each school

  10. Uses of ISP ◦Reported ISPs are checked by CNU. These numbers are used to determine if a school, a group of schools, or a district is eligible to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Schools will be notified if their numbers meet the minimum threshold for participation in CEP. ◦ CNU reports these numbers to USDA Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). USDA compiles data from all states.

  11. Deadlines ◦ April 1st, 2024 ◦ The date on which the identified student percentage must be established for determining the eligibility and the claiming percentages to be used. ◦ April 15th, 2024 ◦ School level percentage data is collected by CNU. ◦ CNU notifies LEAs of districtwide eligibility status and provide guidance and information. ◦ May 1st, 2024 ◦ CNU must post the LEA districtwide and school level lists on the CNU website and send the link to USDA - FNS ◦ June 30th, 2024 ◦ Interested and eligible LEAs must notify CNU of their intent to participate in CEP. ◦ Election procedures are covered in a separate power point and Commissioner’s Memo.

  12. ◦ Community Eligibility page on the USDA FNS website: https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/community-eligibility-provision- resource-center ◦ Includes: Policy guidance Program requirements/information Reimbursement estimator & grouping tool CEP guidance from other Federal agencies

  13. Contact Information ◦Donna Ratliff – DonnaRatliff@ade.arkansas.gov 501-324-9502

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